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Design

When looking is being

A soft, warm, and bendable Bohemian crystal. A teddy bear in cold, hard and fragile leather. A marble table as…

Bio-based

3 Material Innovation Directions For 2024

Many material innovations have emerged in 2023, in continuity or acceleration compared to previous trends.

Interiors&Retail

Circularity in resilient floorings

Domotex 2024 did not trivialize the subtitle of the event – Floored by Nature. On the contrary, it dealt with…

Interiors&Retail

Magic carpets between art, nature and territory

The carpet is one of the oldest furnishing objects: the oldest carpet discovered, known as the “Pazyryk carpet”, dates as…

Interiors&Retail

Il cielo in una stanza

Italy was selected as the partner country of Domotex 2024, key international fair for carpets and floor coverings, which took…

Events and news

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Architecture

Interior Decor: mineral finishes

In the field of interior design.mineral coatings have always been part of our tradition, since ancient times when they represented…

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Recycling

Material recycling showcasing at Ecomondo

In order for a product, and consequently the material it is made of, to be recycled, there must be supply…

Recycling

Ecomondo 2023: everything you need to know about the most important exhibition on ecological transition

The 26th edition of Ecomondo, The Green Technology Expo took place in Rimini from the 7th to the 10th of…

Fashion

EU fashion shifts to circularity

On 8th November 2023 a high-quality fashion parterre gathered at Ecomondo in Rimini do discuss actions, policies, and challenges of…

Interiors&Retail

3D printing with ceramics

The artisanal spirit of ceramic objects has been greatly renewed in the last 10 years thanks to the introduction of…

Interiors&Retail

Ceramics and sustainability: 3 things to know

Ceramic is a very well-known and very ancient material: it has always been used to make pottery and decorative objects,…

Interiors&Retail

Cersaie 2023 seen by Materially

The 40th Cersaie International Exhibition of Ceramics showcased key innovations in ceramics, featuring 3D surfaces, small format wet look tiles,…

Plastic materials

Designing with innovative solutions addressing the micro and nanoplastic crisis

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Plastic materials

Recycled and recyclable plastics: what are we talking about?

As attention to the environmental problems generated by the over-consumption of plastic materials grows, the industry proposes more sustainable solutions,…

Bio-based

Bioplastics: what are they?

The European Bioplastics Association defines bioplastics as plastics that are either bio-based (i.e. with content that comes from a renewable…

Recycling

Circular textiles: from fibers to end-of-life, through design

June and July are months traditionally dedicated to exhibitions in the textile and fashion sector, to flank the Paris and…

Textile

Technical textiles: European primacy of Italian manufacturers in a little-known sector

In Europe, Italy is the first producer of technical textiles and the consumption of the category is progressively increasing.

Advanced materials

Smart Textiles: advanced fabrics for improved functionality

Smart textiles are textiles that showcase an active behaviour based on external stimuli.

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